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The most popular 5-letter answers

Here are the most popular 5-letter answers sorted by count of occurrences across all puzzles including pre-Shortz, Modern Era, and Variety.

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RankCountAnswer words
1.881ERASE
2.825ARENA
3.715IRENE
4.706ENTER
5.668EERIE
6.613ALONE
7.590ELATE
8.580ORATE
9.577OPERA
10.565ERATO
11.562IRATE
12.547ADORE
13.544ELITE INANE
15.532ASSET
16.524ATONE
17.516ALIEN
18.510SENSE
19.506ALERT
20.493ERODE
21.492ESSEN
22.460AROSE
23.458ALAMO
24.455REESE
25.450ESTES
26.446AERIE
27.443ATLAS
28.437EMOTE
29.436ERROR
30.431AROMA
31.426INERT OTTER SNEER
34.417ESTER
35.413IDEAL
36.396ERNIE
37.395ARISE
38.393TENET
39.392AORTA
40.391AMASS
41.389ANITA
42.383OCEAN
43.379TIARA
44.376STEER
45.375ATSEA
46.371AGENT ALOHA
48.369ELOPE
49.368AGORA ASTER
51.366ONSET TERSE
53.365OBESE
54.362ERECT TEASE
56.359SCENE
57.358OSCAR
58.357ARETE
59.356ARIEL EASEL
61.355AREAS
62.353AGREE
63.351EROSE
64.347EVENT
65.345ASIDE EGRET
67.343ECLAT
68.342ELENA
69.339ECOLE NESTS
71.338ESSES ONION
73.336TENSE
74.333AISLE
75.332AMATI
76.330SALAD
77.329ASIAN
78.328ALIAS ANISE
80.327LEASE ORION
82.326AARON ADELE ELIOT OMAHA SNARE
87.324RINSE
88.322TENOR
89.321STERN
90.320RAISE TASTE
92.319ESSAY
93.316STONE
94.315ERRED SENOR
96.313ATTAR
97.312ENATE
98.311APART ARIES ENERO
101.310ELLEN ISERE
103.308STENO
104.306SANTA
105.305GEESE
106.304ALINE
107.302EVADE TREAT
109.301ANDES ELDER TRESS
112.300RESET
113.298ASHES ENSUE
115.297CANOE
116.295AGILE ALTAR EDSEL
119.292AGATE AMORE EDENS OLIVE OMEGA RADAR
125.291ATRIA
126.290ABATE ERICA NIECE OTHER SEINE STERE
132.289EATEN INSET
134.286ADIEU
135.285ALICE
136.283ADAGE SALEM
138.282UNITE
139.281EMILE TSARS
141.280ANENT SEDAN
143.279ANODE ENACT INNER IRANI
147.278ASHEN EAGLE ELECT
150.277AGAIN
151.276ALIBI
152.275ORDER RIATA STARE
155.274ACTOR
156.273TRADE
157.272DETER
158.271ARSON
159.270EAGER ENDED SANER STORE
163.269NEEDS OPINE SLEET
166.268STATE
167.266ALTER
168.265ELIDE IMAGE SEDER
171.264STEAL
172.263AWARE
173.262ASPEN HANOI RESTS SIREN
177.261ATOLL ETHER ILIAD
180.260ALARM IONIA OSAGE START
184.259PARIS TREES
186.258ASTRO LEAST
188.256ETHAN TEENS
190.255AESOP ARLES STALE STEED TITLE
195.253ENTRE STEAM
197.252STRAP
198.251ATTIC INLET INURE
201.250ASCOT OHARA ORONO SLATE
205.248DRESS SNORE
207.246NEARS NOOSE RENEE
210.245AMINO
211.244ELAND ISAAC
213.243AVERT EASES SASSY STEEL
217.242ACRES RENEW
219.241ABASE DANTE SAMOA
222.240SOLAR
223.238ETHEL IDAHO IDEAS IDEST IRISH MELEE PASTA
230.237AMEND ANEAR ANTES CRETE RARER UTTER
236.236DENSE ISLAM TAHOE
239.235ANNIE ESTEE OILER TESLA
243.234AVAIL OCTET RODEO
246.233AMISS IRONS STOLE TRITE
250.232ARRAS NATAL SEERS
253.231ASTOR STAIR
255.230AVAST
256.229ALIVE
257.228ONAIR RADIO RANGE ROAST SONAR
262.227EIDER ETUDE ISSUE
265.226MAINE OREAD SMEAR
268.225ENOLA SARAH
270.223ADAMS ALLEN CEASE ELUDE TRENT
275.222ELEMI IDIOT LLAMA OSIER SATAN
280.221ATARI SPREE TETRA
283.220ENEMY LEAVE ODETS ONTAP PANEL PIANO SPEAR
290.219AROAR ASSAM EDITS ELSIE EPEES NOISE ROMEO
297.218ALEUT ALOES AMUSE ASTIR EMERY ERIES LOIRE NEPAL SLEDS
306.217ACORN ARENT EMEND LASSO LEONE ULTRA
312.216ASONE OCALA OMANI
315.215TOTAL
316.214INTER SMART TESTS
319.213EMCEE INDIA LILAC PRESS RELIC SCRAP
325.212ADORN ISLET UBOAT
328.211AFIRE APRIL ERROL PASSE SETTO
333.210ACUTE EARED ESTOP LINEN RECAP SCENT
339.209ANTIC OVERT REMIT SPEED TALON
344.208ALLOT ASSES
346.207APACE ATILT
348.206ADOBE HASTE ITEMS LENIN NAOMI NORSE OVINE RANEE SPENT
357.205CEDAR DIANA ELIAS NEEDY RESIN SKATE
363.204ARDOR EASED TAROT
366.203ERNES NOONE ORGAN STAGE TERRA
371.202ODORS ONEAL
373.201ADIOS AHEAD ELMER EXERT HESSE
378.200ABOUT ADAPT BERET DELTA EMAIL ENURE ETHOS NEVER STYLE UTILE
388.199ATHOS CARAT OASIS YEAST
392.198CAIRO RETRO STAND STOIC
396.197EATER NAIVE ORALE SNEAD
400.196ENROL OHARE ORALS
403.195ADEPT LEVEE TEPEE USERS
407.194KOREA MAORI PETER SEVEN STEEP
412.193ABIDE ARTIE ENNUI LANAI
416.192AFTER LOOSE MATTE
419.191ANGER ARMOR REEVE
422.190ALLAH AMAIN DEERE DRAMA INEPT ISLES LATER TITAN UPSET
431.189AMEER CRANE ELLIS MERIT OLEAN USHER
437.188ACRID ALONG MOORE RATIO ROSES
442.187EMEER ESSEX ITALY LANCE RADII REELS
448.186ONICE PEACE TOAST TOTEM
452.185ABODE ORIEL ROMAN SLANT SNORT
457.184ABETS EDGES LASER SALON SATYR SPARE
463.183EDGAR LAURA OVATE PERIL ROOST STELE
469.182AGNES ARIAS CORAL IOTAS SATIN SODAS THERE
476.181ARDEN ATALL EXILE LEMON OASES
481.180CERES LIANA SITAR
484.179ADANO ARROW EELER POSSE SINAI
489.178ABNER EPSOM MADAM MIAMI NACRE STARS STEIN TOSCA
497.177MESAS NASAL OLLIE PASTE SNAIL STINT STRIP THREE
505.176ANGLE EDILE OMENS OUNCE SALES SCALE TORSO TREND
513.175ACHES ACTED CADET CAMEL EARTH ETAPE RENTS
520.174ARNIE ETNAS LADLE LISLE RACER READE SEATO SIENA TACIT TATAR TRACE
531.173IRONY ITALO LINER SLEEP
535.172AGAPE ARMED DEGAS HELEN METER NEHRU OSAKA RABAT SNEAK UNION
545.171ADMIT ARABS HORSE LEARN ROUTE TIGER
551.170AIRED NURSE PSALM SCARE SMELT STARR USAGE
558.169APRON LEHAR TRYST
561.168ADLIB AMANA DEEDS GENRE NADIR OCHRE REATA UNTIE YESES
570.167ABOVE AMOUR ASCAP EARNS EWERS METAL ODEON REACT
578.166ANGEL LATIN NEONS SETON STEVE
583.165ARUBA AVOID EVITA LARGE MARIA REEDS SATED TORAH
591.164AIDES ALIST CLARA DATED HEART IONIC LANES MARIE SPADE STRAW TREAD
602.163ADULT APPLE BALSA NERVE RIFLE ROTOR SADAT SCRAM SECTS
611.162ANKLE ASKED AWAIT CARET ENTRY ERNST RATED REGAL STASH
620.161ALATE HAREM IBSEN LOESS MANET NOTES OBOES OZONE PIETA SEETO STEAD SWEDE TABOO
633.160ALOOF EPODE EVERT HOTEL MALTA NOLAN POLAR RURAL SMASH
642.159ASNER ATEAM CASTE ETHIC HAITI OATEN RIANT SPASM TONTO USUAL
652.158ALOUD ELTON ICIER LOCAL OARED SEPIA SIEGE STEPS STILE TESTY UNCLE YEMEN
664.157ABELE ADDER ADLAI AMBER HELLO SCORE SERGE SMILE SPACE SPATE TALES
675.156AIMEE APSES INONE LIEGE OGRES ORBIT REARS SNIDE TRIAL
684.155AMIGO CLEAR LENTO LONER MEETS RISEN SCONE SEPAL SUEDE
693.154ADDLE BESET CAROL LEEDS OUTER OUTRE PLANE SAHIB SAONE SHRED SILAS UNDER
705.153ATBAT DRONE LAPSE LIMIT MANSE MASSE RHONE RISER SEEDS SEEDY SERIF STIES
717.152ACERB ADELA ALTOS ANILE ATALE EAVES LEERS MARNE NORMA PANDA PREEN RAREE REFER SLOPE UNTIL
732.151CRATE LOSER SELMA TAMPA
736.150ANDRE EBONY HONOR INTRO SABER STAID STOAT THESE
744.149BLESS GENOA IGLOO MESSY RATES RAVEN TRAIN
751.148AMISH ANTON ASPIC CANAL COLOR EARLY EDICT GENIE SLEPT STAIN TONAL
762.147ABASH EBERT MONET PARSE PESOS SPRAT TORTE
769.146ETONS HOMER REPEL ROBOT STEMS THANE TRAIT
776.145ARLEN DANES ENDOR LEGAL MARAT OLDER PADRE RELET RIDER SEATS
786.144DENIM ETATS MANIA NIOBE NOMAD PUREE RAPID RIOTS SAINT SCALA SIEVE
797.143CREDO FALSE HOSEA IDOLS ORSON RHINE SCANT SPORT STIRS STROP
807.142ASSAY AVILA BASTE IDIOM INUSE MILNE MOOSE MORAL NINES OFTEN PENAL RITES SATES SENDS SHORE SISAL SLAVE SORTS STREW TIRED
827.141ELISE ENDOW MEANT ROSIE SINCE SPAIN SPLIT TONIC TRASH
836.140AMENS AMONG CAMEO EXTRA HERON LOREN LORNA MEDEA OMITS TAINT
846.139ARECA OPENS ORLON SONIC TEETH TENON TENTS TOLET YEATS
855.138ACHED ADHOC SLANG TERRE URIAH
860.137ALIKE ARGUE CREST HARTE LATHE REALM STAMP
867.136CARTE HORDE INLAW LABOR MEADE NOSES PEERS RELAY SIRES YEARS
877.135ALLIN CACTI CHINA DIANE ERGOT ONTOP PAREE PERSE RISES SOLID SPEND STALL URALS
890.134AETNA ALGAE ALOFT AMAZE ATOMS DATES EARLS EDDIE ELIHU GREEN OLSEN ONEND ORRIS PASHA PEARL SEVER STAYS YEARN
908.133ADLER AMPLE ARGOT AVIAN EDGED ELBOW IMPEL OLDIE PHASE REINS SHARE SNIPE STEEN STORM TAMER
923.132ARBOR AURAL DREAM EDUCE KOALA MANOR MASON MORSE NAILS SNERD SWEET TONES
935.131ALENE ARRAY EDEMA ENLAI GESTE HENNA LOTTO OATER OVENS PEDAL PILOT SALTS SERIN SLATS SMOTE SOLES
951.130ALPHA ASWAN BASSO IDLER MOSES NOTED OATES PANIC PEALE PECAN RACES REHAB SETAE TEHEE TINGE TROOP
967.129ABEAM AWARD CADRE CLASS DANCE DEALT DITTO GLARE OILED PETAL PRATE RENTE REVUE RIPEN SABLE TRAIL
983.128ADOPT AKRON ALDER AZTEC CAINE CAROM CHASE EVOKE LITER MELON POISE SERUM SINEW STOOD TABLE TANGO TEENY
1000.127APORT
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